What color is #918A8D?

#918A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918A8D?

The RGB value is 145, 138, 141: 145 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918A8D?

The complementary color is #8A918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918A8D color

#918A8D rgb(145, 138, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918A8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.1% green and 55.3% blue (145, 138, 141).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#918A8D color codes

HEX	`#918A8D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 138, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 5%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, 3.17, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 3.24, 348.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.573, 26.12, 28.889)`
Decimal	`9538189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918A8D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #918A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #918A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918a8d; }
.text { color: #918a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 138 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918a8d, #918b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #918A8D?: #918A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918A8D?: The RGB value is 145, 138, 141: 145 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918A8D?: The complementary color is #8A918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.